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Way OT, but Doc Watson, the granddaddy of bluegrass flatpicking has died. Extremely talented, very good guy. I never know if I just want to stop playing, or learn to play even better when I hear his music.

I think the prez is "conflicted" about women. Not thanking his mom in the yearbook being an early example. I hate the word "conflicted" but it's appropriate.

Hopefully the Romney people are smart enough to stay away from the pot stuff EXCEPT where it pertains to his hypocrisy going after legal states w/ the resources of the Justice Dept. That would be effective. His smoking as a youth is a nothingburger, except for the Reefer Madness folks.

"I guess Althouse considers those Christians who believe in spanking their children to be committing domestic violence? Really an extreme view I think."

Smacking them in the head? Is that the same as spanking?

I'm not recommending hitting children in any way, but I thought liberals were generally quite vigilant about hitting children. Michelle is promoting the idea of a good mother being someone who smacks the kid in the head as the way of getting him on the right track. It's presented in a humorous style, not as a considered approach to child-rearing (which I presume is what these "Christians" you speak of are endorsing).

No. Spanking is punitive punishment after the child has already been warned clearly about a given behavior or action.

Smacking a child in the head is done when the child is about the stick a fork in an outlet, hand into a mower, broomstick into a hornet's nest, etc. It is meant to get immediate and shocking attention while ceasing whatever it was they were about to do that probably would have ended up in a trip to urgent care. It is never done with any sort of painful force. The mere fact that an adult has contacted the head area is almost always sufficient. I'll add that it's as rare as a child sticking a fork in an outlet, their hand in a mower, or a broomstick in a hornet's next.

Actually, also when a woman hits a man (more of that than you might think), adults hit/injure a child, children hit/injure their parents or elders, and a domestic partner whups on a domestic partner. Jusat sayin'.

A slap on the head, a slap on the backside ( spanking) can be a light show of irritation or a reminder to do better-- who hasn't had that happen? I suspect the force was light as was the remark, and differs from the repeated use of strong force, which is domestic violence.

I just hope none of his Choom buddies fixes him up with bath salts during down time in Hawai. If he should eat Michelle's face, I think it would cause him to lose some of his lead among likely women voters. Then again, it might swing a few of the undecided male voters in his direction.

It was a joke. Cut her some slack. Political people need to be given a little leeway for humor. Politics is an oppressive way to exist. What possible payoff could be worth the grief? Ego and power? My need for either isn't high enough. Only a real narcissist could stand it.

Why would the death of a guy who abandoned his mother and him *as a baby* and went on to remarry and have other kids on another continent make a 21 year old realize he could do "something more with his life?"

BHO Sr. was a sperm donor who visited a biological son once in Hawaii.

There are some very screwy psychodynamics here if that is a true statement.

But then, the more we hear the more it appears that everything -- even what Michelle "knows" -- is some kind of composite where people keep writing on the Obama provided "blank slate" whatever they want to.